The 2019 Annual Meeting of China
Development Forum sponsored by the Development Research Center of the State
Council was held at Beijing Daoyutai State Guesthouse on March 24. The theme of
this forum is “adhere to further opening-up for more win-win cooperation”. Senior leaders from Chinese governments,
global business leaders, heads of international organizations and renowned
Chinese and foreign scholars had extensive and in-depth discussions on the
theme of this forum. The Communist Party Secretary and the Chairman of Board of
Yuexiu Group Zhang Zhaoxing as the business representative was invited to
attend this forum. He also accompanied leaders of Guangzhou Government to take
part in related activities. Wang Shuhui, Chairman of Yuexiu Finance Holding,
accompanied Chairman Zhang to attend this forum.

Vice Premier Han Zheng delivered a keynote
speech in the opening ceremony and pointed out that 2018 has seen an
extraordinary development progress in China. Even though it is complicated at
home and abroad, Chinese people of all ethnic groups, under the leadership of
the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China led by President Xi
Jinping, have worked hard to overcome difficulties and strive ahead. It has
been a good beginning for implementation of the spirit of the 19th National
Congress of the Communist Party of China, and has made substantial progress in
building an well-off society in all respects. It might be more complicated and
tougher this year, but we are ready for an uphill battle and are confident that
we will be able to accomplish the economic and social development goals set for
this year, and we will lay a decisive foundation for completing the building of
a well-off society in all respects. Vice Premier Han Zheng stressed that, by
opening its doors to the outside world for development, China has achieved a
historic transition from a closed and semi-closed country to an all-around
opening up, which has become a distinctive symbol of contemporary China. In the
past, China's economic development was achieved by opening up. In the future,
China’s high-quality economic development will be achieved under a more open
environment.

Chairman Zhang accompanied Zhang Shuofu,
the Party Secretary and Guangzhou Municipal Committee member, to meet Benjamin
kesserk, the Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Jardine Matheson
holdings LTD, and they had exchanged opinion on the matters such as property
investment and urban renewal. Chairman Zhang also attended “Forum on
Supply-side Reform with Stability” “Forum on New Proactive Financial Policies” “Forum
on Guangdong-Hongkong-Macao Greater Bay Area in Global Economy” and a
round-table meeting on international communication of Guangzhou’s image with
the theme of "opening up to the new world".